Texier House -Open house - Watchung History comes alive!

10 Mountain Boulevard,Watchung NJ 07069

06 February, 2022

Description

A museum of Watchung history, facts and artifacts. Investigate the 5 rooms independently or ask our guides for wonderful tales of the past. In the middle of the Watchung circle is a museum of Watchung history, facts and artifacts. It can be visited during the twice a month open house, usually the 1st and 3rd Sunday, where volunteer guides can show you around or you can wander through the 5 rooms and read the descriptions of collect of memorabilia about Watchung past and current residents and places. Plenty of convent free parking. Masks required for all visitors and staff. See: * Original hand-written diary of Captain Parlin, who led the first black battalion of soldiers during the Civil War. Also his distal and other items used. * OPERATE the hand cranked siren kept (but never used) during World War II I to warn citizen of Watchung if Nazi boat stormed NJ shores! Artifacts from Sports Memorabilia Bobby Thomas (Watchung resident) who hit historic a three-run homer that he hit off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers that put the New York Giants in the World Series, sometimes called The Shot Heard 'Round the World to put N.Y. Giants in 1951 World Series *A wooden official Watchung Democatic Prmary Ballot Box from 1039 * Skylight and other items from the Moldenke’s Elsinore Castle that stood on Valley Road and Elsinor from 1900 to 1950 * Remembrances from Adella (Tibby)Wotherspoon, the youngest (then 6 months old) survivor or the Sinking of the General Slocum in 1904 where 1,021 of the 1,331 passengers died in the NYC’s East River (the most tragic event until the 2001 World Trade). Tibby lived most of her life in Watchung and was active in the Watchung Historical Commission with maintains and staffs the Texier House Museum. * A much much more Admission is FREE. Donations gratefully accepted. Museum of Watchung history, facts and artifacts. Open 1st & 3rd Sunday 2pm to 4pm. Wander through the 5 rooms to see Watchung past or learn from our volunteer guides. In the middle of the Watchung circle is a a museum of Watchung history, facts and artifacts.